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In this lively and fascinating analysis of humourists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory. The Comedian as Confidence Man examines the humorist's internal conflict between the social critic who demands to be taken seriously and the comedian who never can be: the irony fatigue condition.

Comedian as Confidence Man

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      Publisher: Wayne State University Press
      Publication Date: 31/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9780814346792, 978-0814346792
      ISBN10: 0814346790
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      Book Synopsis
      In this lively and fascinating analysis of humourists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory. The Comedian as Confidence Man examines the humorist's internal conflict between the social critic who demands to be taken seriously and the comedian who never can be: the irony fatigue condition.

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